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Menkib is a blue supergiant in the constellation Perseus (Persei), lying about 1,244.9 light-years from Earth.
Class O. Extremely hot, luminous blue stars. They are massive, short-lived, and rare, pouring out ultraviolet light. Such stars have surface temperatures around ≥ 30,000 K and appear blue to the eye.
| Spectral type | O7.5Iab: |
| Luminosity class | Iab |
| Apparent magnitude | 3.98 |
| Absolute magnitude | -3.93 |
| Luminosity (Sun = 1) | 3,245 |
| Colour index (B−V) | 0.016 |
| Distance | 1,244.9 ly (381.68 pc) |
Values are real catalogue data; fields without a reliable value are omitted, never estimated.
A blue supergiant is among the most luminous stars known — enormous, hot, and massive. Many end their lives as supernovae.
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Aggregated, openly-licensed star catalogue combining Hipparcos, the Yale Bright Star Catalogue, and the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars.
High-precision parallax, magnitude, and position for ~118,000 stars.